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Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.

In the feature 'Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days]' we hear 'Leather And Lace' from the Stevie Nicks LP 'Bella Donna'. It was number one on 4th September 1981. On this date, the US Department of Agriculture classified ketchup as a vegetable for school meal purposes. The decision was so infamous, it was withdrawn three weeks later. We also hear 'If I Had Eyes' from the Jack Johnson album 'Sleep Through The Static'. It was number one on 17th February 2008 - the day of the largest meat recall in the United States: 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef. In the regular feature 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', tracks are played from albums by Bobby Vee and Michael Buble.

In 'A Matter Of Life And Death' Paul celebrates the birthday of Johnny Tillotson by playing his hit 'Poetry In Motion'. We also hear 'I'm Still Waiting' by Diana Ross in tribute to the Motown songwriter and producer Deke Richards, who has recently died. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Don't Be Cruel' by Elvis Presley and a different song with the same title by Bobby Brown. Paul continues his countdown of the Top 100 list of songwriters based on success in the American chart from 1955 - 2005. We hear songs written by Curtis Mayfield (16) and Barry Mann (15).

Our R&B Number Ones are from 1963 and this week by The Chiffons and Tamar Braxton. We hear Country number ones from 2012 and now by Eric Church and Florida Georgia Line. This week's featured past and present Rock number ones are by U2 and Imagine Dragons. 'The 20/20 Experience' by Justin Timberlake is the week's number one album. 'When I Was Your Man' by Bruno Mars is the best-selling song of the week.